How To's - Interact with F5 BigIP using Python

Hi there, this will be a short and basic script on how to interact with F5 using python (v3).

from f5.bigip import ManagementRoot

mgmt = ManagementRoot("192.168.12.3", "admin", "superpassword")

ltm = mgmt.tm.ltm

# Get a list of all virtual servers

print(f'{" Virtual servers  ":=^50}')

virtuals = ltm.virtuals.get_collection()

for virtual in virtuals:

    print(f"{virtual.name}")

    for vs in virtuals:

        print(" ->" , f"{vs.pool}")

# Get a list of all pools

print(f'{" Pool ":=^50}')

pools = ltm.pools.get_collection()

for pool in pools:

    print(pool.name)

    for member in pool.members_s.get_collection():

        print(" ->" , member.name)

# Get a list of all nodes

print(f'{" Nodes ":=^50}')

nodes = ltm.nodes.get_collection()

for node in nodes:

    print(f"{node.name}" " has a an IP of " f"{node.address}")

Result

And that’s it. 

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